Oct 14, 1889
In company with G Q. CannonWilckenJesse Fox Hampton & Brother Black we visited the severe river
the place for the reservoir & Dam and the place for taking
out the canal and we looked at the land we had
Entered under the Desert act it is good land
and a vary levil country then we crosed
the Bottoms to Bishop Blacks House whare his
wife is Living while He is serving a term in
the penetentiary for living with his wives. We
returned to Brother Blacks and spent the night 25 M[iles]
~ Tuesday
15 We went to the Lake & spent the day the Brethren
killed some Ducks we saw many geese but none
were killed we returned to Brother Blacks took supper
went on Board of our car & spent the night 30
~ Wednesday
16 We returned to the City 165 Miles
I signed 137 Recommends I receivd 74 Letters
I attended A Bank meeting & held a Meeting with
the City Council
October 17, 1889 ~ Thursday
17Henry & Nellie left this Morning with their
children I went to the City & signed 42 Recommends
I receivd 23 letters I wrote 7 Letters I held a
Meeting with the City Council Itwice during the
day {It was a calm day [illegible shorthand] of land and city.} 6 M[iles]
~ Friday
18 I signed 35 Recommends I received 22 Letters
[FIGURE] I wrote 5 Letters to SarahMaryPhebe C Scholes and Wm H Thompson I met with the City council 6 M[iles].
~ Saturday
19 I signed 25 Recommends I receivd 11 Letters
I wrote 13 public Letters
~ Monday
Oct 14, 1889
In company with G Q. CannonWilckenJesse FoxHampton & Brother Black we visited the severe river
the place for the reservoir & Dam and the place for taking
out the canal and we looked at the land we had
Entered under the Desert act it is good land
and a vary levil country then we crosed
the Bottoms to Bishop Blacks House whare his
wife is Living while He is serving a term in
the penetentiary for living with his wives. We
returned to Brother Blacks and spent the night 25 Miles
~ Tuesday
15 We went to the Lake & spent the day the Brethren
killed some Ducks we saw many geese but none
were killed we returned to Brother Blacks took supper
went on Board of our car & spent the night 30
~ Wednesday
16 We returned to the City 165 Miles
I signed 137 Recommends I receivd 74 Letters
I attended A Bank meeting & held a Meeting with
the City Council
October 17, 1889 ~ Thursday
17Henry & Nellie left this Morning with their
children I went to the City & signed 42 Recommends
I receivd 23 letters I wrote 7 Letters I held a
Meeting with the City Counciltwice during the
day {It was a calm day [illegible] of land and city.} 6 Miles
~ Friday
18 I signed 35 Recommends I received 22 Letters
[FIGURE] I wrote 5 Letters to SarahMaryPhebe C Scholes and
Wm H Thompson I met with the City council 6 Miles.
~ Saturday
19 I signed 25 Recommends I receivd 11 Letters
I wrote 13 public Letters
"Journal (January 1886 – December 1892)," October 14, 1889 - October 19, 1889, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed May 30, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/Dq3B